An Amazing

Quite recently, I celebrated a birthday and I chose to do it my way.

I did not check my blood pressure on my natal day.

I scrupulously avoided the scale.

I didn’t even peek at my fit band.

Nor did I record the caloric intact of my food.

I purposely neglected to document the sodium, sugar, carbs and fat in any of my birthday feasts.

I refused to listen to the gloom and doom on TV for 24 hours

I did not peek at the NYT, NY Post or the esteemed World Street Journal,

I studiously ignored every notification alert that appeared on my Ipad

My hourly bil·let-doux from both Joe Biden and Donald Trump went side by side into the trash bin

I didn’t give a random thought to Covid, the flu or the possibility of a tornado.

I didn’t check the weather to see if rain, snow or dense fog was predicted.

I temporarily purged sorrow from my consciousness and

I opted not to worry for 24 hours

I chose to shield my day from undue anxiety, and guess what,

I survived.

I know I cannot be so self-indulgent for another 365 days,

but meanwhile

I had such an amazing birthday that I wholeheartedly recommend celebrating yours in the same

unorthodox manner

But only to those not faint of heart because it did take courage.